Liberation of the Djatiroto sugar factory July 22, 1947, Bronze medal in blue box. Front: three marines, the front one crouching near a battery. The other two figures stand, rifle at the ready, beside the first. In the background the administration building of the sugar factory. This image is taken from a painting depicting the moment when a group of marines arrived just in time to prevent the factory from being blown up by Indonesian fighters. Reverse: inscription including the Marine Corps insignia., Jaap Gutterswijk, van Zegveld, Zoetermeer, 1950 and/or 1990 FGFGZ Material QQZRWQ
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